Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
Tatiana nee Blatnik (27 August 1980) is a Venezuelan publicist, event planner, and writer, She is a member of the former Greek royal family and the Danish royal family as the wife of Prince Nikolaos, son of Constantine II, who reigned as King of Greece until the monarchy was abolished in 1973. She worked as a publicist and event planner for Diane von Furstenberg and, in 2016, published the cookbook A Taste of Greece.
Early Life and Ancestry
Tatiana Blatnik was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and was raised in Switzerland. Tatiana and her brother, Boris Blatnik are the children of Ladislav Vladimir Blatnik and Marie Blanche Bierlein. Her mother is of aristocratic descent being a direct descendant of William II, Elector of Hesse. Her maternal grandparents are Ernst Bierlein (1920-2009) and Countess Ellinka Karin Harriet Einsiedel (1922-2015). Princess Tatiana's father was born in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1931 and later moved to Venezuela. He was engaged to the Hollywood actress Natalie Wood. Her father died when she was seven and she was raised by her mother. Her stepfather, Attilio Brillembourg, is the owner of a New York area financial services company.
Tatiana studied at Aiglon College, then at Georgetown University graduating in 2003 with a degree in sociology. Until July 2010, when she resigned to concentrate on her wedding plans, Tatiana had worked in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.
Engagement and Marriage
Prince Nikolaos's engagement to Tatiana Blatnik, with whom he had been in a long-term relationship, was announced on 28 December 2009, by the office of King Constantine in London. Blatnik and Prince Nikolaos were married in the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, Spetses, Greece, on 25 August 2010. The bride wore a gown designed by Venezuelan Angel Sanchez.
Notable Publish Works
-A Taste of Greece: Recipes, Cuisine, & Culture- with Diana Farr Louis- (2016)
Honor
Greek Royal Family:
-Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (25 August 2010)
House: Glucksburg (by marriage)
Title and Style
28 August 1980-25 August 2010: Miss Tatiana Blatnik
25 August 2010: Her Royal Highness Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
